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Government Responsible for Over 80 Percent of New Jobs Since Pandemic Started, Study Finds

September 2, 2022
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The government is responsible for over 80 percent of new jobs created in Canada since the pandemic started in early 2020, according to a recent think-tank study. In an August bulletin, the Fraser Institute compared net job growth between Canada’s public and private sectors and found that the public—or government—sector has accounted for nearly 87…

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Ottawa Won’t Balance Budget Until 2041, Taxpayer Advocacy Group Says

August 6, 2022
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It will take the federal government at least 20 years to balance the budget, judging by its current state and only if granted a generous forecast, says the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation (CTF). Using supplementary data from Fiscal Sustainability Report 2022 published by Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux on July 28, the CTF compared Canada’s year-by-year projections of…

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Proposed Liberal Firearm Buyback Program Gives Criminals a ‘Free Pass,’ Say Conservatives

July 29, 2022
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The Liberal government’s proposed firearms buyback program will benefit criminals and punish law-abiding gun owners, the Conservative Party says. In May, the government said it will introduce a mandatory firearms buyback program, paired with new legislation proposed in Bill C-21, that will tighten gun restrictions announced in 2020 that banned over 1,500 types of “assault-style” firearms….

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